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This document provides an overview of an eQuest training course that teaches users about energy modeling from basic to advanced topics through lessons and demonstrations. The course covers eQuest wizards, interfaces, modeling techniques like daylighting and photovoltaics, and allows users to earn continuing education credits. It aims to give users a well-rounded knowledge of using eQuest for energy analysis and building design.

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eQuestGeneralOutline PDF

This document provides an overview of an eQuest training course that teaches users about energy modeling from basic to advanced topics through lessons and demonstrations. The course covers eQuest wizards, interfaces, modeling techniques like daylighting and photovoltaics, and allows users to earn continuing education credits. It aims to give users a well-rounded knowledge of using eQuest for energy analysis and building design.

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eQuest Training

Welcome to our eQuest course, which walks you through basic wizards to
advanced topics with lots of demos within eQUEST.
Earn 10 GBCI CE Credits and PDHs.

This course gives you a well rounded knowledge of eQUEST.


It starts with basic concepts in eQUEST and energy modeling
Details
and works through intermediate and advanced topics. The
course goes in-depth into all the eQUEST wizards and then
moves on to a variety of advanced topics like daylighting, fan
curves and ASHRAE Standard 90.1 modeling. Unlimited
Online Access

Introduction to eQuest
In this introduction, the basic operating sequences, file types,
and program types are discussed regarding the energy
analysis and design program eQUEST. Included are user flow
Watch in-depth
charts for basic user operation. Video Instruction
on your own time
• Which eQuest wizard should I use?
• Important File Types in eQuest
• Quiz

eQuest Schematic Design Wizard


Earn LEED CE Hours &
In this lesson, we create a new project using the Schematic PDHs
Design wizard. We’ll walk through the parameters for each
screen required for a new project

• Quiz

eQuest Design Development Wizard For: Auditors, LEED,


Architects,
Materials & Equipment
After becoming familiar with the schematic design wizard, Sales,
the next step is to become familiar with the design Engineers, Building
development wizard, which takes it up a notch. We’ll cover Professionals
similarities and differences between the SD wizard and
walkthrough the parameters for each screen.

• Quiz

2 eQuest Energy Efficiency Measure


Wizard
This video shows how the EEM Wizard is implemented in
eQuest. Any file that’s been completed in the SD or DD can
be used in the EEM wizard. To launch the EEM wizard, in any
file that you’ve finished with either of the other wizards, click
the button on the actions tab.

• Using the EEM Wizard


• Simplify Daylighting Run
• Comparing Glass Types
• Standard Reports
• Quiz on Topics covered in previous video

Detailed Interface Basics in eQuest


Upon completion of the schematic design or the design
development wizard, users will be directed to the detailed
interface. The eQUEST detailed interface is very powerful,
but as a result, it can be a little confusing. This video gives
you a overview of the modules in the detailed interface.

• Quiz

Importing a CAD file in eQuest


Importing a CAD file in eQUEST is done quite easily with
the right knowledge. It can be done in either the schematic
design wizard, or the design development wizard. In this
case we’re on the wizard’s screen 3 of the schematic design
wizard, looking at the building footprint.

• Trace a simple CAD file and import into eQuest


• Set up custom zones from a CAD file
• Quiz

eQUEST Custom Electric Rates


This video covers creation of a basic electric rate in eQuest,
as well as how to save an electric rate that was edited in the
detailed viewer by copying data from the .inp file.

• Custom Rates in the Wizards


3
• Cumulative vs Incremental
• Ratchets in the detailed view
• Saving a detailed rate from the .inp file
• Quiz

eQuest Online-- Intermediate


Training
Now that we are familiar with the wizards, this section of the
training covers the specifics of modeling in the categories
listed below. These are all demonstrated within the wizards,
keeping the application quick, easy, and simple. Remember, it
is almost always best to try to model these parameters in the
wizard first!

eQuest Building Shells and Heat


Transfer Surfaces
The building shell contains the most screens of any
particular function in the wizards and is the typical starting
point. At first, the shell is considered as a single whole
object. It requires a number of inputs.

Space Loads, Building Profiles, and


Additional Shells in eQuest
Many users would be glad to know that setting up the
building envelope, heat transfer surfaces, and light transfer
areas completed a building. However, the building operation
is equally as important, or even more important than the
building envelope.
• Quiz

eQuest System Types

Equipment Setup in eQuest


• Quiz
Multiple Plants in eQuest DD Wizard

4
eQuest Zone Groups

eQuest EEM Wizard Compliance

Reports and Summary Results in eQuest


• Quiz

eQuest Detailed Interface


Now that we have discussed many topics when using the
wizards, let’s discuss going into greater details using the
detailed interface.

Creating Items in eQuest Detailed


Interface
After completing all possible inputs in the wizards, the
user must enter detailed mode to complete any remaining
inputs. While users could skip straight to detailed mode,
most beginning to intermediate users and most advanced
users will agree that the wizards should be utilized to their
maximum.

• Creating, Copying, Linking


• Creating from scratch
• Link to an existing component
• Copying an existing component

Creating Constructions in eQuest


• Quiz

Deleting Components in eQuest


After hitting delete, the simplicity ends, and it is important
to understand the implications of deleting a component, as
many components in eQUEST are inter-related.

• Child Components
5 • Linked Components
• Keyword Assignments

Setting Up User Defaults in eQuest

Assigning Rooms, Zones and Systems

Schedules in eQuest Detailed Mode


• Quiz

Shading in eQuest
• Quiz

Setting Up Photovoltaics in eQuest

Parametrics Runs in eQuest

Setting Up Global Parameters in eQuest


• Quiz

eQuest Final Exam

Advanced eQuest Course

Make Up Air in eQuest


In this video we model a dedicated outside air system in
eQUEST (DOAS which is also called a make-up air unit) and
add dedicated outdoor air to the rest of the systems in the
project. We also show how to control the supply temperature
of the 100% outside air unit.

6
Energy Recovery Wheel in eQuest
In this video, we add a sensible heat exchanger to the
dedicated outside air system in the previous lesson. This is
often called an ERV in eQUEST.

We also cover the defaults control methods for the energy


wheel and explain what to do in the case where there is an
airside economizer alongside the energy recovery device.

Global Parameters Sample

Daylighting in eQuest
In this lesson, we model daylighting in an existing file and
show the quickest and most effective way to add daylighting
to a model. We also show how to quickly disable/enable
daylighting.

Importing a Fan Curve into eQuest


In this video, we export part of one model and import into
another eQUEST model. The fan curve created in the
previous lesson is exported and then imported into a new
LEED baseline file. Included for subscribers: download the
import file and get the 90.1-2007 VAV fan curve for LEED.

Modeling 90.1 VAV Fan for LEED in


eQuest
In this video, we add and implement the specified 90.1-2007
VAV fan for a LEED baseline building. This can be translated
to any other fan curve that one has the specifications on.

Load Extractor

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